Laver Cup: 5 most successful players in the competition's history

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Team Europe celebrate their third Laver Cup triumph in Geneva
Team Europe celebrate their third Laver Cup triumph in Geneva

#3 Alexander Zverev (Team Europe)

Alexander Zverev
Alexander Zverev

20-year-old Alexander Zverev, the youngest player to win a match in Laver Cup history, beat Denis Shapovalov in two tiebreak sets to provide Team Europe with a 3-0 lead on the opening day of action in Prague.

With a straight-set victory over Sam Querrey on the third day of action, Zverev notched up his second win in the competition in as many matches as Team Europe went on to win the inaugural edition of the Laver Cup.

In his second appearance in the competition at 2018 Chicago, Zverev beat John Isner in a match tiebreak as Team Europe took a 5-1 lead on away turf. On the final day, the young German, in his first Laver Cup doubles match, teamed up with Roger Federer, only for the duo to squander two match points in a match tiebreak, losing to Jack Sock and John Isner, as Team World took the lead (8-7) for the first time in Laver Cup history.

After Federer's win over Isner reclaimed the lead for Team Europe (10-8), Zverev recovered from the loss of the first set to beat Kevin Anderson in a match tiebreak 6-7(3) 7-5 [10-7] to win the Laver Cup for Team Europe for the second-straight year.

Zverev rejoices after his win over Anderson confirmed Team Europe's second Laver Cup title in Chicago
Zverev rejoices after his win over Anderson confirmed Team Europe's second Laver Cup title in Chicago

Zverev and Federer combined for the second time in the competition at 2019 Geneva where the pair recovered from an early break against Shapovalov/Sock to take the opening set. They then survived multiple set points en route to a hard-fought straight-set win in the Laver Cup's longest ever doubles match.

Zverev, though, saw his perfect 4-0 singles record in the competition come to an end when he went down to Isner in a match tiebreak.

On a dramatic final day of action in Geneva, Jack Sock and John Isner's win over Roger Federer and Stefanos Tsitsipas coupled with Taylor Fritz's upset victory over Dominic Thiem provided a commanding 11-7 lead to Team World.

Federer's straight-set win over Isner kept the tie alive as Team Europe reduced the deficit to 10-11. Sascha Zverev then completed the comeback, as he beat Milos Raonic in a match tiebreak 6-4 3-6 [10-6] to deliver the knockout punch for a second-consecutive year as Team Europe celebrated their 'three-peat'.

The win improved Zverev's singles record at the Laver Cup to an impressive 5-1 and his overall record in the competition to 6-2.

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